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Hey Patti, worried about you and Tipper too, but you need to take care of yourself hon, so glad that her breathing is better also when Sims tummy was upset and noisy I gave him eggs or egg whites or plain yogurt, always seemed to help, hugs and prayers
You certainly have your hands full, but I'm glad to hear Tipper's trachea problems are better.
Wish I could wave a magic wand and make everything better for you, including your health.
You are taking the best care of your pets that anyone could ever possibly expect, and it will all work out, I have no doubt.
Hope the rest of your weekend is good, thinking about you.
Hi Everyone:
Well last nite it looked like we were in for a heck of a storm. So anticipating it I gave Tipper some Benadryl. We never got the storm and I was so sorry I gave her that. That's the thing about these meds, you can really mess up sometimes thinking a storm is coming and if you don't give it ahead of time, it won't be possible once it starts. Tipper was restless last nite. Something inside her makes her uncomfortable I know it, and wish I could find out what it is. I waited last nite to give her the Vetoryl until her last mini meal. She was hungry, so I left the room where she was for about 10 minutes-peaking in on her. That way I don't get so upset seeing her hungry. It all worked out and she did not have a tummy ache this morning. She even slept in, we both needed that. Nothing will ever replace the feeling of her soft fur on my face kissing me to wake me up. I need her to live, I really need her, she is my rock. She is so smart, I wonder if she realizes that I am awake before she does this??? She is probably playing the game with me. It is very hot and extremely muggy today, we are supposed to get storms, I bet they will be bad with this humidity and heat going on. I better get the Benadryl ready and watch the sky. She has already walked once. I got a wash cloth with cool water and wiped her down, then put her ice pack harness on and walked her really slow watching her breathing the whole time. It is a small wonder I don't run into something as I never look up because of always watching her for signs of distress. I am not pushing the exercise so much, unless she wants to. I read exercise can be dangerous with pheo's and because we don't know if she has one, I am being cautious. Hope everyone is having a good long holiday with their babies. Blessings
Patti
Hi Patti, thinking of you and Tipper.
I know it is hard with the storms to know what to do or not do, will it show up or will it not. You can only really guess, based upon what you know. It won't hurt her if she is given it at least, so that is good.
hang in there Patti, you're doing really excellent.
hugs,
sharlene and molly muffin
Hi Everyone:
Boy I feel like a real loser today. Last nite I gave Tipper the Benadryl and she went to sleep and no storm came. Today I waited and all of a sudden the thunder started and off to the closet she went and the storm raged. I have to get my act together with this stuff. If it stops and she comes out I am giving it to her. Never a dull moment here! I guess quite a few are getting their holiday rained out. Lucky and I just had a small piece of apple pie. Lucky has a sweet tooth, and loves a tiny piece of something sweet, his favorite is donuts. I never knew cats liked sweet things until one day when I still lived in my beloved Pittsburgh, I baked a cake for my Dad's birthday. I sat it outside on the porch to cool and got dressed to go and get ready to frost the cake. When I went to get it my neighbors cat Clyde was sitting in it eating it like he had never eaten before. I had to run and go buy one. The next day I called my neighbor and asked her if Clyde was feeling ill?? She said "no why?" I told her he ate my Dad's birthday cake. She laughed her self silly. From then on when we would see each other outside she would say" hey Patti what are you making tonight, as Clyde wants to know!" I never give Lucky but a tiny piece of anything, I don't need him all sugared up he is crazy enough on his own. He is my rescue cat and when I first got him, when we went to bed at nite he would jump up and pull pictures down off my walls and scare the crap out of everyone, but Tipper. For some reason he did not like things on the wall and would try to pull them down. He has learned I do not think it is funny to remove all my Steeler memorabilia from the family room. That is strictly off limits. I use quite a bit of museum wax in my home these days. I had enough of vases tipped over and candle holders knocked off the mantel at nite, so I use this and it is Earthquake Strength so we have no more problems with broken items. Ok back to the closet to check Tipper again. Blessings
Patti
:p:pROFLMAO!!:p:p The image of Lucky attacking the walls is hilarious! I'm sure the reality sucks but the image is funny as all get out! :D:p:D
We had a cat named Maxwell who could not tolerate closed doors of any kind except for some reason the doors to outside. All others had to be open and that included cabinet doors, refrigerator doors, display case doors - it if it had a handle it had to be open in his mind. He would sit and scream at us until we opened the door and he could check it out. If at all possible and we wanted peace for a minute, we left them open for Max. Over time, he learned to open many of those doors himself, including our bathroom door. When visitors would go to the bathroom, in very short order we would hear them making occupied-don't-come-in noises and we'd just holler, "It's OK! It's just the cat!" :D
Hi Everyone:
Leslie that is so funny, my cat Chance who is an angel and never does anything bad gets a bug every couple years and opens and slams all the kitchen cupboard doors. The first nite I heard this I though someone was in the house. Then the next time it happened I could find nothing going on and went back to bed. In the morning I could not find Chance. I looked everywhere, and when he cried out I located him under the kitchen sink. My cabinet doors are kind of heavy and I guess he couldn't push his way out. No at least I know what is going on when I hear it. It is funny cause Lucky sits there in amazement and watches Chance do it. I think he wonders why he did not come up with that idea.
I am so glad yesterday is over. When Tipper finally came out of the closet I gave her the Benadryl. It did not work. She just was shaking like crazy. It thundered for so long, I put the fan in the closet for her and turned up the T.V.. Nothing seems to work. I hope there is no more damage to her eyes. She got all calmed down and came to lay down with me, and someone set off an M80.Now normally she has no fear of fireworks, but she got up and bolted to the closet, I could have screamed. So we are in for some rain today. That is ok as long as it does not involve thunder. I have been putting some seasonal items I have outside away, as I do not know what is going to go on with my Tipper, and I don't want tot have to contend with the outside stuff if she has things going on. I put away a few things every day, so I will be done when the weather sets in. I will be so glad for cool weather!! It is very foggy here this morning, and a lot cooler and not as humid. I am having a hard time sleeping wondering what I will learn at the meeting with the surgeon. It is making me nervous. I hate anticipating bad news, and the waiting. I am also dreading putting her in the car for the long trip as it is hard on her even though I make her a bed out of pillows so she can lay flat and be comfortable. At least there is no fasting involved. It is just the idea of the stress on her. She can't do much more of this, and I don't blame her one bit. I am still praying to God for a miracle for her. Blessings
Patti
Hi Patti,
Never a dull moment with that zoo of yours. :o
I hate that poor Tipper becomes so anxious that she cowers in the closet. At least she has somewhere to run to where she feel safe.
Remember, one day at a time Patti. You can do it!;) xxxxx
Patti,
You know our Lulu in the last couple years of her life, added storms to her list of sounds she was scared of. They didn't bother her as a younger lab. We discovered though at times that we could put her in the truck with the back open and she was content. Don't know if that helps, and certainly we didn't do this during the most violent part of a storm, but it just helped at times.
Hi Everyone:
Thank God that it is cooler out today and no storms until the end of the week. Tipper had an uneventful nite which was so good for once. She has already walked and is on the floor by me resting. Tomorrow she goes for blood pressure. Since things are calm at the moment I am planning on a soak in the tub and a pedicure. I don't get too much time to myself so this will be great. I am anxiously awaiting Friday I am a bundle of nerves. Thanks for the suggestion about the storms. It is funny when I put Tipper in the car when it is storming she just lays down and for lack of a better description accepts what is going on. There is no shaking and very little panting.Maybe I should ride her around when it storms??? Blessings
Patti